Well well, I surprised even myself when I realised this was my 10th favourite film. I thought for sure this would appear further up in the list, top 5 atleast! But lists are tricky things and something has to be number 10, in this case its Quentin Tarantino's groundbreaking and most well-loved film Pulp Fiction.
Funnily enough when I first saw the film I failed to see what all the fuss was about. I was too young when Pulp Fiction first hit the screens and as such didn't end up seeing it until a long way into my teens, maybe 15 or 16. Following this viewing I remember feeling a deep sense of unfulfilment. At one point I even thought I'd missed the real ending becuase the film concluded so suddenly, I don't know exactly what I was expecting, a resolution maybe, anything. But as I grew older and wiser I appreciated the film for exactly what it was, and wouldn't want it to end any other way.
I think part of the reason why the film didn't quite sit right with me when I first saw it was that it was non-linear in structure with several, interconnecting stories which at the time was something I just wasn't used to. The beauty of Pulp Fiction is that if it was told in a more traditional, linear way it wouldn't be anywhere near as good, it's what made the film so unique to begin with. That coupled with the fact that we'd never heard long passages of dialogue so entertaining on screen as this. All the pop culture references and the cool soundtrack are the icing on the cake. What a fucking awesome cake too, this film was extremely influential and is not only a classic of the 90s but also sits up there with the best of all time.
Here's a scene from Pulp Fiction...
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